It's better for the three of us to live a good life than anything else

Returning to the Duke's estate, Ren Tianye quickly took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then leisurely went to find Bai Li.

Arriving at the side room, Ren Tianye did not have a good attitude.

He simply kicked the door open and walked in.

Bai Li was facing the dressing table, combing her hair with a wooden comb. Her eyes held a certain emptiness, mixed with a bit of confusion, as if she was pondering something.

Hearing the commotion, she was startled.

She quickly stood up and saw Ren Tianye.

First, she was taken aback, but then a hint of joy appeared on her face.

However, it was not a normal kind of joy, but rather the joy of a scheme succeeding.

She hurriedly dropped to half a kneel and said softly, "Lord Duke, you, you have come. This concubine, this concubine will serve you in bathing and changing clothes. This concubine, this concubine..."

"No need!"

Ren Tianye's tone was neither heavy nor light. He interrupted her indifferently and asked, "There is a woman in Yunjing City named Li Shuhan. You should know her, right?"

Bai Li didn't know what Ren Tianye meant by asking this, but in her heart, apart from her goal, she really didn't care much about anything else, so she replied, "I know her."

"She has come to the capital looking for you."

"Oh."

"Are you not moved?"

Bai Li blankly nodded, "I dare not move!"

Ren Tianye: "..."

True, she indeed dared not move; if she did, she would get beaten!

He said, "Right now, this Duke has some matters to discuss with Li Shuhan and Bai Hu. It concerns major events in Yunjing City. It is time to clear the world of these monsters and demons, and return a peaceful and prosperous era to the common people."

"This Duke needs you to go and ask them."

"Do you understand?"

Bai Li nodded, "I understand."

"Pack up and get ready to go."

"I'm not going."

"???"

Ren Tianye frowned slightly, then turned around and shouted toward the door, "Nanny Sun, Nanny Li, you two come over here..."

"Wait a minute!" Bai Li spoke up, "I have a request."

"Nanny Sun, Nanny Li, remember to bring your twenty years of martial skill."

Bai Li grew anxious, "Please, just agree to it, okay?"

"My request is very simple."

"I only hope that the Lord Duke can visit my room frequently."

"I have recently learned some new knowledge, and I will definitely make the Lord Duke satisfied."

Nanny Sun and Nanny Li had already sprinted a hundred meters to stand in front of Ren Tianye, both rubbing their fists and wiping their palms.

"Lord Duke, this time, my hand won't hurt either."

"Rest assured, Lord Duke, with the twenty years of skill in my slap, hand pain or whatever simply doesn't exist."

Ren Tianye, however, waved his hand and said, "You two, step down for now."

"Ah?"

The two nannies were stunned, but they dared not disobey Ren Tianye's command. They cast a rather unwilling glance at Bai Li; clearly, Bai Li's previous mockery of them had left a lingering grudge in their hearts.

Especially since some big mouth had blabbed about it, making the two of them the laughingstock of many nannies.

After the two walked away, Ren Tianye looked at Bai Li.

He suddenly felt a pang of heartache in his chest.

Of course, he wasn't feeling sorry for Bai Li; Bai Li deserved it.

He felt sorry for Su Jin and Su Hong.

Although Su Jin had made mistakes before, she had already offset them with her continuous hard work and careful management. Right now, if she hadn't been sent south, she would definitely be a fierce general of the Demon Suppression Division, killing all these infatuated demons who disregarded the lives of the common people for the sake of romance.

As for Su Hong, it was even purer.

He was merely seeking a slice of peace in this chaotic world created by the Empress Xiao Mingzhao, seeking an opportunity to expand the Su family's businesses.

Yet, the two of them had been brutally tormented to the point of unbearable suffering.

Even so, the two had not extinguished the last shred of human warmth in their nature, still doing their best to protect Bai Li within the rules.

Bai Li was still foolishly dreaming of using a child to blackmail him.

Little did she know that Ruyue had come under Su Jin's orders, using an empty illusion to firmly tether Bai Li's little life, and then using time to slowly wear away the vain obsessions in Bai Li's heart.

People live for a hope; using such a makeshift method was the only way to keep this monkey, Bai Li, on a leash!

And the most commendable thing was,

Everything Su Jin did was within the rules.

She had not hidden it from him either.

Ren Tianye sighed softly in his heart.

This Bai Li lived so stubbornly, not even realizing that all the maids inside and outside this room had been carefully selected by Su Jin, and they would absolutely not give Bai Li any chances.

However, Ren Tianye would give Su Hong and Su Jin some face.

So, he nodded and said, "Alright, this Duke agrees to your request."

"In the future, I will visit your room frequently."

Bai Li was instantly overjoyed.

Having achieved her goal, she acted much more swiftly.

She quickly finished packing and, led by Ren Tianye's personal guards, arrived at the prison. There, Bai Hu and Li Shuhan had been locked up in two separate cells.

Bai Li looked from a distance, her face restoring that icy, frost-like expression.

From now on, until her revenge was complete, her smiles would only be for Ren Tianye!

She wouldn't spare a single smile for Li Shuhan and Bai Hu.

Not only that, upon seeing these two, the confidence Bai Li had lost in front of Ren Tianye instantly surged back.

Facing these two, her psychological advantage was simply too great.

So, almost without thinking, she brought out the signature trick she had learned from her master, Liu Ruyan.

She walked straight up to Bai Hu.

"Sister Bai Li, you, you, why are you here?"

"Ren Tianye didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Bai Li nodded, then shook her head again.

Then, she let out a faint sigh.

She didn't say a single word.

But at this moment, Bai Hu almost went mad.

Not only Bai Hu, but Li Shuhan, who could vaguely see this scene from a short distance away, also went mad.

"Sister Bai Li, what exactly did Ren Tianye do to you? Tell me quickly, I'll go kill him."

"Sister Bai Li, I beg you, tell me quickly."

Bai Li remained completely silent.

Bai Hu and Li Shuhan in the distance felt as if the sky had fallen.

If earlier it was a collapse, now it had turned into absolute despair.

The two of them dared not imagine how much suffering Bai Li had endured!

They truly wished they could take the suffering in Bai Li's place!

In his agitation, Bai Hu forcefully wedged his head between two iron bars, unable to advance or retreat, yet he let out a heart-wrenching shout.

"Sister Bai Li, how about you stop seeking revenge."

"Ren Tianye, he's not a normal person."

"Seeking revenge against him is meaningless."

"We should just focus on living our lives well."

"Sister Bai Li, as long as you agree, I will definitely find a way to get you out of here, and in the future..."

"The two of us will be together for a lifetime!"

When shouting this, Bai Hu's eyes were bloodshot, looking completely devoid of reason. Yet, strangely enough, at this moment, he still remembered something extremely important, so he subconsciously glanced at Li Shuhan in the distance.

He shouted again, "Sister Bai Li, if you still can't let go of Li Shuhan, bringing her along isn't impossible either."

"The three of us living a good life together is better than anything else!"

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